Definition of Classification and Division

Classification and Division go hand in hand. When you read an article, classifications are all the main topics and can sometimes be found in big bold, centered headings. Divisions are the many points being made by the author about the classification. Think of classifications and divisions as a tree. The Classification would be the trunk of the tree and the divisions would be the branches. Classifications are used because it's a writer's way of organizing and introducing ideas as well as the opportunity to define anything that the reader may need to know before the writer goes in deph. Divisions then go into detail. Detail is important because we all have different perspectives and interpretations of how we understand things and so the more organized detail the author gives the more the reader will be on the same page.